{"id":19010,"date":"2025-01-14T02:19:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T02:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=19010"},"modified":"2025-01-14T02:19:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T02:19:19","slug":"breaking-red-sox-outside-the-box-trade-option-to-add-offensive-firepower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=19010","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Red Sox Outside-The-Box Trade Option To Add Offensive Firepower"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tagStyle_1bmarg5-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>The Red Sox need to do something to improve the offense<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_e296pg\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_oenkmd\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_1vgzeyt\">\n<div class=\"style_1q03211\">\n<figure class=\"base_1ruub6q\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"base_1emrqjj\" title=\"Aug 1, 2023; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; A detailed view of a Los Angeles Angels hat and glove on the bench against the Atlanta Braves in the eighth inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_5472,h_3078,x_0,y_157\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/inside_the_red_sox\/01jhgr2rbvhgc347z5gx.jpg\" alt=\"Aug 1, 2023; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; A detailed view of a Los Angeles Angels hat and glove on the bench against the Atlanta Braves in the eighth inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Aug 1, 2023; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; A detailed view of a Los Angeles Angels hat and glove on the bench against the Atlanta Braves in the eighth inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wrapper_brpv6a\">Aug 1, 2023; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; A detailed view of a Los Angeles Angels hat and glove on the bench against the Atlanta Braves in the eighth inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images \/ Brett Davis-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inStoryContainer_1r009zu\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_qe1qt7\">\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_rcouc6yw4\">The Boston Red Sox need to add some right-handed pop to the lineup before Spring Training gets here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_t9mml2vsa\">This is the Red Sox&#8217;s most obvious roster hole and surely will be addressed. There has been plenty of rumors and speculation about the team and Alex Bregman and Nolan Arenado have been the most talked about options. What if the Red Sox miss out on both superstars, though?<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_zq39aslj5\">If that ends up becoming a reality, the Red Sox should get the Los Angeles Angels on the phone as fast as possible. Los Angeles has two different players that could make sense if Red Sox are open to another trade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_9r7r2cpul\">Angels outfielder\/third baseman Taylor Ward and utility man Luis Rengifo\u00a0<a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_51v42b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/news\/mlb-trade-candidates-top-25-players-who-could-be-moved-before-2025-season-and-their-potential-landing-spots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/news\/mlb-trade-candidates-top-25-players-who-could-be-moved-before-2025-season-and-their-potential-landing-spots\/\" aria-label=\"both have been called - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">both have been called<\/a>\u00a0trade candidates this offseason but both still are with Los Angeles. Both were called trade candidates around the trade deadline as well but stayed in town.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_nfjxo400u\">Ward is under team control until 2027 and Rengifo will be a free agent at the end of the season. Los Angeles has added pieces this offseason so it&#8217;s unclear if it would be open to a deal at this point.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_119u9fpah\">Ward would be the better option of the two. He can play all three outfield spots and third base and clubbed 25 home runs last year and drove in 75 runs. Rengifo can play all of the field and has seen time at second base, shortstop, third base, and all three outfield spots. He only appeared in 78 games last year, but batted. 300 and had six home runs and 30 RBIs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ww0fcynz7\">If the Red Sox were to miss out on Bregman and Arenado, these two would be great backup options. This obviously is hypothetical but would help. Boston should go get Bregman or Arenado. The Red Sox have the means to get a deal for either done. If somehow they don&#8217;t, the Angels should be Boston&#8217;s next call.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Red Sox need to do something to improve the offense Aug 1, 2023; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; A detailed view of a Los Angeles Angels hat and&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19011,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Red Sox Outside-The-Box Trade Option To Add Offensive Firepower - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=19010\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: Red Sox Outside-The-Box Trade Option To Add Offensive Firepower - 24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Red Sox need to do something to improve the offense Aug 1, 2023; 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